This course will help you succeed when you enter the workplace.

Beginning your career or starting a new job brings to mind lots of questions, so we’ve designed a course to guide you through those initial weeks and months so you can make a positive start to your career.

You’ll see videos from employers, giving you insights from around the world into what they look for from their employees. You’ll learn how to communicate across cultures and discover the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues, managers and clients.

The course includes articles, discussions and quizzes with tips to help you feel confident.

When would you like to&nbspstart?

What will you&nbspachieve?

Develop an understanding of the communication skills need to effectively present yourself in a professional context

Develop an awareness of the underlying principles behind communicating effectively across different cultural environments

Explore the skills needed to build and maintain relationships in a professional context

Develop the ability to manage yourself in the modern workplace

Who is the course&nbspfor?

This course is designed for anyone starting work, returning to work, or thinking ahead to the start of their career. It will be of particular interest to those in the early stages of their career, or those who are out of practice and need to update their skills.

What software or tools do you&nbspneed?

The course is aimed at native and non-native English speakers at around intermediate level (approximately B1 on the CEFR) or above.

What do people say about this course?

What a fabulous course and the topic is so relevant for today's workplace that is full of change and diversity. So much excellent advice to be found here! Thank you again to the providers and Future Learn and fellow learners.